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  1. Move Stealth Rock

    Well yes, this is essentially how bans work.
  2. General Metagame Discussion

    Exactly, so odds are they're going to be banned too one day because screw HO, here you play stall or weather. For heaven's sake, comparing Deoxys-S to Thundurus ? I will try my best to not be rude here. Deoxys is too weak to hit anything significantly when it's not targeting a x4 weakness...
  3. Hustle

    what is this I don't even You might want to breath sometimes too.
  4. Heatran

    If you're aware that you have a bias, then what about working on it ? You state that a Jirachi player is not going to let Heatran get in the way of his sweep, but on the other hand a Heatran player is always going to give a free turn to Gyarados ? It seems to me one is smarter than the other...
  5. General Metagame Discussion

    You should try to use it. You may overblow Deoxys-S as you want and go "omgwtfbbq it's so frighteningly unpredictable with its two sets" when you see it against you, but that's a common bias ; actually using something is an excellent way to find out its limits, and that works in many a game. Oh...
  6. On Knife's Edge

    You've got to be kidding. They had no impact on the battle whatsoever, apart from that time where Rosey cleverly guessed that Dennis would go for the finish with another Shadow Ball. And that's an example where hax actually made the thing more interesting. Which, by the way, is no small feat...
  7. Life Orb

    Which afaik doesn't matter in the end.
  8. Deoxys-S Tiering Discussion

    Are you asking about its use beside nullifying screens ? Well, it's a good coverage move on Pokémon who seek a physical Fighting option, like Haxorus, Nite and Mence. You don't even take it with the express purpose of shattering screens, you just take it because it's a good move in its own...
  9. Super Frog VS... British Bat?

    Very enjoyable warstory ! I don't get most of the comments you've received so far though. Protect "hax" ? Really now ? Politoed was just grabbing some free Toxic damage for Terrakion to muscle past Latios anyway, as Daedalus pointed out. That Protect was a non-event if you look at the big...
  10. Infernape

    True, I need to find a more reliable calculator. Still, it's handy to get past Quagsire, and HP Ice is too good an option not to consider.
  11. Infernape

    Quagsire and Gastrodon are all the rage though, especially in Rain.
  12. Salamence

    I have a problem with that statement. The most used Steel-types, that is to say Ferrothorn, Scizor and Forretress, are neutral to EQ, and hella tough to boot (yeah, you carry Fire Blast for those, but still). The odd Bronzong is outright immune to it, as well as a number of more common rain...
  13. Entry Hazards

    Hazards are just too useful to pass up for offensive teams. I can really only speak from that point of view, but from my experience so far... They basically fulfill two roles : they break defenses that are only active at 100% HP, namely Sturdy, Focus Sash and Multiscale, which would...
  14. Black & White Battle Subway Records (now with gen. 4 records!)

    As an Ice-resisting mon that can make competitive use of a perfect accuracy (and STAB SE) move, Lucario comes to mind. Granted, it still has to rely on Bullet Punch/Crunch for Froslass.
  15. Is Nintendo Killing Itself?

    Not sure I'm with you, what do you mean ?
  16. Alabama's new immigration laws

    Wonder no more my friend, we in France have been running this very experiment for decades. And it's quite exactly what you described. It's a clusterfuck. Suburbs are arguably not under the rule of law, ethnic tensions are rampant and young people of immigrant descent face a future devoid of any...
  17. Abortion

    Maybe I should state my point of view before getting more involved... I am merely pragmatic on this topic. An unwanted pregnancy has high chances of not turning out well for both the mother and the child ; the former probably won't be able to provide a suitable upbringing to the latter, and her...
  18. Is Nintendo Killing Itself?

    I'd like to ask about an issue that's not recent by any mean, but for which I was unable to find any explanation. Why the effing region lock ? I didn't make the jump to DSi since I wasn't into handheld anymore at that time, and today it seems I'll have to replace my DS Lite with another one ...
  19. Abortion

    I haven't. What does it say ?
  20. Life Orb

    I have mixed feelings about Life Orb. On one hand, it's assuredly a greatly flexible and potent tool for offensive-minded teams. On the other, it really negates any bulk the bearer could have without it. All too often have I managed to get that Dragon Dance with Mence only to have it drop dead...
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